I can’t let myself start worrying about this too. I’m done with fear! I’ve been wallowing in it for far too long! I’m DONE!
I’ve been wise, have done my part and have prepped a reasonable amount. But more than that, I’m trusting that God is in this and He will provide. He is calling me to keep my eyes on Him and not on circumstances. He is on the move, He is bigger than our enemies and I’m choosing to trust Him!
Calm down. Let's take a measured response to all of this. For years and years people have advocated to prepare for any catastrophic event. We're all rational thinkers here and every one has been advised to make preparations. Do what ever you can and pray as we should. This is all one can do.
Basically, be like John Wick and bury your shit, then cover over it with concrete. If you have a basement, this can be accomplished fairly easily.
Or, if you live in FL like me (they don't build basements in this State, as a rule) this is what you can do. Make sure the containers you use are air tight and water tight. Preferably metal because it'll handle the weight better than plastic and won't rot as easily as a wood crate. If you can only use wood crates, wrap tarps around them before covering up. Collapsible metal boxes work real well. I don't know what the other Branches called them, but the Navy/Marine Corps call them cruise boxes or det boxes. Army Navy stores can have them, or can find them if you ask.
Dig about a 4 1/2 deep hole and bury those under about 3 1/2 ft of earth. After that, pour out about a 2-3 inch layer of concrete. Smooth that out somewhat so you have it relatively uniform and level. Then cover it all up with more earth, making sure it's level with the surrounding ground, maybe slightly mounded over. But it needs to look natural. I say to use concrete because it'll help seal it from dogs and other critters, but mainly military search dogs. If you don't or can't use concrete, use tarps to cover/wrap the boxes before burying them. (Helps mask the smell from the military dogs.) But you'll have to go deeper than 4 ft. Most likely, 6 ft.
If you work diligently and expediently, this can all be done in a weekend.
The military is fairly thorough in it's searches and seizures and will notice when things seem out of place. And please trust me on this: U.S. military Working Dogs do not play around when it comes to sniffing everything out. I've seen those dogs sniff out everything that emits a scent, even when it was buried under a couple feet of dirt. But they have a hard time.finding it if they're in metal, sealed containers buried under concrete and earth. You can dig it deeper than 4 1/2 ft if you want, but that's a lot of fucking work for even just a few people (and I think any deeper is really over kill), but if they're using ground penetrating radar or lidar in these resource confiscations then you're screwed, but hey, at least you tried, right?
The first rule of prep club is do not talk about prep club! If it comes down to hiding what you have, DO NOT tell ANYONE outside of your IMMEDIATE family. I cannot stress this enough. The more people that know, the chances of discovery climb exponentially.
This This This! You must play dumb if the conversation comes up. Laugh along if they're making fun of preppers. Or tell people you have some leftover camping pouches of freeze dried food in a pinch. Never let on what you actually have except to a minimal very trusted family member or friend.
No idea how it compares to the containers you've described, but I have seen large capped and sealed pvc pipes suggested for burial purposes. Definitely will keep things dry and safe for a good long while. And very widely available and budget friendly.
I know this is off topic …but you wrote they don’t build basements in Florida?
Wouldn’t that be the ideal area of the states to build them…the basements are so cool in the hot summer.
Up north north ..we have basements. Many people don’t have air conditioning and just sleep in their basements during the 2 weeks of hot weather we get.
I live on an island so I'm guessing it has something to do with the depth of the water table. So ideal if you don't mind having a flooded basement. I'm sure they can be built, but at much higher expense. Think about the above-ground cemeteries in New Orleans.
Remember, unless you're a government school graduate, in which case gets new information- Florida is seriously a lot of swamp at pretty close to sea level. There used to be a ton of sinkholes, because builders tried to dig and drain. Below Lake Osceola the bedrock is very very deep and on top of that are calcium deposits. The coastal homes have to be built on pylons driven all the way down to bedrock. Anything under land is expected to be calcium and water, or swamp and water, and if you want to dig a basement it would be like a reverse aquarium.
I can’t let myself start worrying about this too. I’m done with fear! I’ve been wallowing in it for far too long! I’m DONE!
I’ve been wise, have done my part and have prepped a reasonable amount. But more than that, I’m trusting that God is in this and He will provide. He is calling me to keep my eyes on Him and not on circumstances. He is on the move, He is bigger than our enemies and I’m choosing to trust Him!
Hear, hear!
FEMA can also be shot on site as trespassers.
This, I’m prepared, I don’t give a fuck what kind of uniform you wear you try to take my preps for my family someone is dying.
Is this the first prepper article you've read?
Prolly not, but it's the first article he's written.
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GA.W posted Tue Jul 12 01:22:42 GMT 2022
Oof.
Calm down. Let's take a measured response to all of this. For years and years people have advocated to prepare for any catastrophic event. We're all rational thinkers here and every one has been advised to make preparations. Do what ever you can and pray as we should. This is all one can do.
I can see that this would get about as far as the door to door vaccinations did.
Holy crap I forgot they thought about actually doing that lol
I'll be satisfied if I can check out with out a positive K/D ratio.
When SHTF, I have no intentions of living through it. Lived plenty long enough.
Perhaps the Supreme Court ruling against EPA has some implications to FEMAs plans.
Basically, be like John Wick and bury your shit, then cover over it with concrete. If you have a basement, this can be accomplished fairly easily.
Or, if you live in FL like me (they don't build basements in this State, as a rule) this is what you can do. Make sure the containers you use are air tight and water tight. Preferably metal because it'll handle the weight better than plastic and won't rot as easily as a wood crate. If you can only use wood crates, wrap tarps around them before covering up. Collapsible metal boxes work real well. I don't know what the other Branches called them, but the Navy/Marine Corps call them cruise boxes or det boxes. Army Navy stores can have them, or can find them if you ask.
Dig about a 4 1/2 deep hole and bury those under about 3 1/2 ft of earth. After that, pour out about a 2-3 inch layer of concrete. Smooth that out somewhat so you have it relatively uniform and level. Then cover it all up with more earth, making sure it's level with the surrounding ground, maybe slightly mounded over. But it needs to look natural. I say to use concrete because it'll help seal it from dogs and other critters, but mainly military search dogs. If you don't or can't use concrete, use tarps to cover/wrap the boxes before burying them. (Helps mask the smell from the military dogs.) But you'll have to go deeper than 4 ft. Most likely, 6 ft.
If you work diligently and expediently, this can all be done in a weekend.
The military is fairly thorough in it's searches and seizures and will notice when things seem out of place. And please trust me on this: U.S. military Working Dogs do not play around when it comes to sniffing everything out. I've seen those dogs sniff out everything that emits a scent, even when it was buried under a couple feet of dirt. But they have a hard time.finding it if they're in metal, sealed containers buried under concrete and earth. You can dig it deeper than 4 1/2 ft if you want, but that's a lot of fucking work for even just a few people (and I think any deeper is really over kill), but if they're using ground penetrating radar or lidar in these resource confiscations then you're screwed, but hey, at least you tried, right?
Hopefully things won't get to that point, but...
Good luck.
The first rule of prep club is do not talk about prep club! If it comes down to hiding what you have, DO NOT tell ANYONE outside of your IMMEDIATE family. I cannot stress this enough. The more people that know, the chances of discovery climb exponentially.
This This This! You must play dumb if the conversation comes up. Laugh along if they're making fun of preppers. Or tell people you have some leftover camping pouches of freeze dried food in a pinch. Never let on what you actually have except to a minimal very trusted family member or friend.
No idea how it compares to the containers you've described, but I have seen large capped and sealed pvc pipes suggested for burial purposes. Definitely will keep things dry and safe for a good long while. And very widely available and budget friendly.
I know this is off topic …but you wrote they don’t build basements in Florida?
Wouldn’t that be the ideal area of the states to build them…the basements are so cool in the hot summer.
Up north north ..we have basements. Many people don’t have air conditioning and just sleep in their basements during the 2 weeks of hot weather we get.
Just asking.
I live on an island so I'm guessing it has something to do with the depth of the water table. So ideal if you don't mind having a flooded basement. I'm sure they can be built, but at much higher expense. Think about the above-ground cemeteries in New Orleans.
Well I never knew that…but it makes sense.
Up here we have cold frozen ground in the winter and we hold dead bodies until spring thaw before they can be buried.
The earth is certainly diverse.
Remember, unless you're a government school graduate, in which case gets new information- Florida is seriously a lot of swamp at pretty close to sea level. There used to be a ton of sinkholes, because builders tried to dig and drain. Below Lake Osceola the bedrock is very very deep and on top of that are calcium deposits. The coastal homes have to be built on pylons driven all the way down to bedrock. Anything under land is expected to be calcium and water, or swamp and water, and if you want to dig a basement it would be like a reverse aquarium.
So, no basements.
Well I never knew that…but it makes sense.
Up here we have cold frozen ground in the winter and we hold dead bodies until spring thaw before they can be buried.
The earth is certainly diverse.
I wonder what sort of person would downvote this. I can only give one upvote back.
This downvote on my innocuous comment,,.proves that the people of the earth are as diverse as the earth is geologically. LOL
Thanks for having my back Fren.
Pepe high five, kek
That really sucks.